I just got an accident this morning. We were driving on highway 395 with my 6 weeks old MXLR, it’s 2 lanes road, one for each direction. Suddenly there was a dumpass from opposite direction tried to pass a big truck in front of him and he illegally crossed a double solid yellow lines to move to our way and head on us. Luckily I moved to the right to avoid a head on but it still hit us very hard on our driver side. The car spins around about 6-7 times then stop, all airbags were deployed. Both of my wife and I walked out the car alive. God had saved us.
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Short life with my Tesla MX
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fholbert
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Wow, glad you and your wife are okay. Hope the dip s8it had insurance.
Do you think the battery was damaged?
Waiting to see the video.
Do you think the battery was damaged?
Waiting to see the video.
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Thank God you and your wife were not badly hurt. Things happen. Count your blessings and place another order for another X. You will get a new one soon and possibly have a mechanical horn too. I mean if the car is totaled that is.
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Thank you. Both of us were transported to near by hospital but got released after 3 hrs. We are ok for now. I don't know if the battery got damage but all airbags were deployed. Do you think if it's totaled? I am looking forward to placing another X as soon as I hear from the other driver insurance. I don't want to have my insurance (State Farm) get involve just yet. That dumpass has to pay for his stupidity.
Pretty sure it was all the engineers that worked together over decades of developing materials and technologies to keep a squishy human body in one piece.
kobefan234
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Jayskywalker21
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If God is what the dude believes in then you don't need to be that guy lol
Bigriver
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Heartbreaking accident but glad you are ok.
Maybe things vary from state to state, but the first thing I would do is contact my insurance, which is also State Farm. That doesn’t imply anything is your fault. They advocate for you through the process. Thanks be to having had teenage drivers that I know about these things.
I'm a firm believer in credit where credit is due. I see airbags in his pictures.
Jayskywalker21
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Super_Popular
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If there was a "God" there would be no battery drain, drive unit whine or bad half shafts 
Iain
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that looked like a nasty impact. Amazing how well these cars do in crashes. I hope that idiot has great insurance and you are back up and running in a new Model X in no time at all.
Or God could say, "You deal with the minor issues, I have others to help ensure they don't die when someone hits them."If there was a "God" there would be no battery drain, drive unit whine or bad half shafts
SabrToothSqrl
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that car is 100% totaled. I am glad you are safe.
I hope it's totaled. I hear if the cost to fix less than 75% value of the car, they won't total it. But since all of airbags were deployed, it won't be safe to drive if they replace airbags. I am not gonna accept the car back if they won't total it.
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Teslas and EVs in general seem to get totaled more often. This X is done.
And having lived in Eastern California (Ridgecrest) for a while, I know how often this sort of thing happens. I still remember how everyone talked in terms of time (1 hour, 2 hours away) instead of distance since it was assumed you meant 80 or so.
fholbert
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On a $85k/$90k car?
Looking at that car I’m not sure it’s totaled unless the battery is damaged.
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It's good to hear that you're both OK and that you got checked at a hospital!
I learned recently that after a collision it's important to get medically checked out since you might not feel damage to the spine and other parts for a few days.
This reminded me to refresh my memory on post-accident responsibilities. California Car Accident Laws
* Drivers must report the accident to law enforcement within 24 hours and to the DMV within 10 days if there were any injuries or damage > $1000. An officer on the scene will do the former.
* Every automobile insurance contract requires the policyholder to report a car accident to the insurer very soon after the fact. The sooner the insurer knows about the accident, the sooner it can start investigating the claim. And if you don't report the accident within a reasonable period of time, the insurer may deny coverage in connection with the crash.
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Looks like the chassis is twisted. The FWD appears latched in the front and not in the rear.
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